Mattress



1,549,289? PATENT OFFIQE.

FRANKLIN F. IBRADLEY, 0F CHICAGO', ILLINOIS.

MATTRESS.

Application led October 2, 1924. Serial No. 741,269.

kTo all whom t may conc-em:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN F. BRAD- at hicago, in the county of Cookand the State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Mattresses, of which the following is a full, clear,concise, and exact description.

1 My invention relates to mattresses and has a number of advantageouscharacteristics.

In accordance with one characteristic of my invention, the mattress ismade of torso length anda piece of sheet material is connected with themattress crosswise to be projectable beyond the foot end thereof alongthe mattress vto receive thele s of the occupant. This sheet portion isitself desirably made of foldable material, such as canvas and ispreferably connected-with theA end of the foot thereof.

In accordance with another characteristic of'my invention, an additionalsheet portion of foldable material is connected with the mattress, alsocrosswise, and pillow stung aistics of my invention is of especial useto campers, as, in addition to being readily compacted into small spacefor transportal'tion and. storage, it will readily adapt itself toirregularities in the ground and to the curvature of the occupants body.

The invention will be more fully explained in connection with the-accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a pers ective view of themattress when folded; ig. 2 is a perspective view illustratingthemattress unfolded; Fig. 3 is-a perspective view illustrating themattress in use; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal view of a portlon of themattress.

The mattress illustrated is formed of. assembled upright compressiblecoiled springs 1. -These springs are vdesirably arranged in two equalgroups which are in hinged connection crosswise of the mattress at themidporton thereof near the mattress top where- Lnra citizen of theUnited States, residing s by one mattress section may be folded to lieupon the other to arrange the mattress for hlpment or storage. Thecoiled s rings are su ciently light to enable the folded mattress to becom acted into a small space, although the sprmgs are su'ciently strongto comfortably support the occupant when the mattress isunfolded. Thetwo sections of the mattress are of a length to accommodate the torso ofthe sleeper, it being found unnecessary to /provide any spring su portfor the sleepers legs below the hips. he mattress sections arepreferably of box-like form, being enclosed within casings 2 of canvasor other suitable material, these casings being joined, as indicated at3, crosswise of the mattress at the middle and top thereof so that onemattress section may readily be unfolded when the mattress is to beadjusted for use and may readily be folded when the mattress is toV beadjusted for shipment or storage. The form of hinge illustrated at 3 ispreferred but other hinge formations may be employed.

While it is unnecessary to i rovide a spring` support for the legs ofthe s eeper, yet some measure of support is desirable, and to this end,I connect a piece of sheet material 4 exibly with the mattress to'project beyond the foot of the same lengthwise of the mattress, inadjusting Athe mattress for use, or which may be folded up when themattress is folded. Y v

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the piece of sheetmaterial4 is of foldable material, such as canvas, this piece offoldable material being preferably an integral part of a long sheet 5which overlies the top side of the mattress and is sewed thereto aroundthe border of the mattress, so that the sheet portion 4 becomesassembled with the mattress at the transverse edge of the foot-endthereof.

A second sheet portion 6 of foldable material is connected crosswisewith the mattress at the head-end thereof and preferably at the head-endedge. The sheet portion 6 may be temporarily curled or folded aboutsuitable pillow.A stuffing 7 when the mattress Ais unfoldedand adjustedfor use. The sheet portion 6, similarly to the sheet portion 4, isdesirably an integral continuation of the main sheet 5. When themattressis folded, the sheet portions 4 and 6 may be .disposed as illustrated inFig. 1, whereafter the folded mattress may be com- 'Vpressed into ashallowbox convenient for` f transportation and storage.

Vwhich are added to the head and foot of the mattress are concerned,norislthe mattress to be limited to any particular length in therelation of the sheet extension 6 thereto.

Changes may be made without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A mattress in combinationwith a sheet portion made of foldable material connected crosswisetherewith, and a pillow stutling at the head end of the mattress overwhich stuffing said sheet portion is folded to cornplete the formationof a pillow.

2. A mattress in combination with a sheet portion made of foldablematerial connected crosswise therewith at one end, and a pillow stuiiingat this end of the mattress over which stuffing said sheet portion is1folded to complete the formation of a pil- 3. A mattress formed inhinged sections foldable upon one another crosswise-of the y mattress incombination'with a sheet p0r- -the head end of l.the mattress over tionmade of foldable material connected w ichst uiin said sheet portion isfolded to complete t e formation of a pillow.

' 4.A-mattress formed in hinged sections :EoldableA upon one anothercrosswise of the mattress lin combination with a sheetv por- -tion madeof foldable material connected -terial connected vcrosswise therewith,and

pillow stuiiing at the head end of the mattress over which stuiiing saidsheet portion is folded to complete the formation of 'a pillow.

6. A mattress formed of assembled upright compressible coiled springsand 1n hinged sections foldable upon one another.

crosswise of the mattress in combination with a sheet portion made offoldable material connect/edv crosswise therewith at one end thereof,and pillow stuinv at this end of the mattress over which stuiilg saidsheet portion is folded to complete the formation of a pillow.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe v6&5

my name.

FRANKLIN F. BRADLEY.

